Symbolic links not supported; disabling -L

MR_mn

Hi everyone,
it's my first post here so if I'm not posting in the right section please let me know and I will change!
I'm new to QT, I've had a lot of issues installing QT 5.9.2 and to have it work with Mingw-w64, but now almost everything seems to be working. The only thing is that when I build a start a new project (it may be as simple as a single window, the default project for example) when building it I get an issue: "Symbolic links not supported: disabling -L". I looked online but coulnd't find any answer to this issue, can you please help me?
Thanks!!

mrjj

Hi
welcome to the forums.
It sounds you put something in the .pro file that windows do not like.

If you create a default GUI project, does it still say that?

if NO, Please list your .pro file for the project

MR_mn

This happens when I create a default GUI project, and when I try to run examples as well.
When I open the compiler tab, it also says "no rule to make target .. . Stop" and won't let me run even a simple window project. The only thing that I added was the link to the GCC library because it was returning some other issues while compiling.

Thanks

mrjj

Hi
sounds like something wrong in/with your kits.

http://wiki.qt.io/MinGW-64-bit

Did you compile your own version of Qt ?

MR_mn

Nope, I downloaded it from the website.
I had read that page before, I’m using qt 5.9.2 with mingw-w 64 downloaded from the official mingw website. I maybe have to try the cross-compiled QT version?

SGaist

Hi and welcome to devnet,

The Qt installer already provides the MinGW version used to build Qt, you should rather use that one.

mrjj

@SGaist
Hi
Is that not only 32 bit versions ?
Or did i miss something?
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SGaist

Indeed, but from its post, it seems the OP installed Qt for MinGW but use a compiler from somewhere else.

mrjj

@SGaist
Ah, i read it as he needed to use mingw-64 bit :)

MR_mn

Well..if I have a 64 bit OS shouldn’t I use Mingw-w64?

mrjj

@MR_mn
Only if you want to build 64 bit programs.
Using mingw 32 bit works fine on 64 bit windows and
its much easier to get going as its directly supported.

MR_mn

Ok I'm going to install QT with mingw 32 bit, the only thing is what if I want to build programs for 64 bit Windows?

Thanks

jsulm

@MR_mn Then either use Visua Studio C++ compiler (you can get Visual Studio for free) or build Qt by yourself with MinGW (there are no official Qt builds for MinGW 64bit).